Toilet seat cover



March 20, 1951 R. I IEBLING TOILET SEAT covER Filed June 7, 1948 3mm Y 5 agezzen' Patented Mar. 20, 1951` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOILET SEAT covER Rose Liebling, Atlanta, Ga. Application .time 2, 194s, serial No. 31,513

4' Claims. l

4This invention relates to a toilet seat cover and it is primarily an object of the invention to provide a cover of this kind with means whereby an associated toilet seat can be made adaptable for conve-nient use by a child. i

,'fAnother object of the invention is to provide a toilet seat` cover having associated therewith a supplemental seat adapted for use by children..

and wherein, under normal conditions, the supplemental seat is nested within the cover in a manner whereby no hindrance or obstruction is offered'by the supplemental seat to the normal functioning of the cover.

V'It is also an object of the invention to providevl a toilet seat cover having associated therewith afants or small children and wherein is also provided arms for the supplemental seat when in working position, said arms being contained within the cover when the supplemental seat is housed therein.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination of the several parts of my improved toilet seat whereby certain advantages are attained, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in `perspective illustrating a toilet seat cover constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view, showing means for securing an extended side arm;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational View illustrating the outer head of a side arm in position when said side arm is fully retracted.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing, S

denotes a conventional type of toilet seat of an l a size adaptable for use by infants and small children and when in working position uponthe'. regular seat S engages from above the marginal portions of the seat S defining the usual centralopening 2. 'I 5";

The rear` portion of the supplemental seat Ar has extending outwardly therefrom the hinge' straps il` which are operatively engaged with thefj pintle 4 comprised in the. hinge connection-be,` tween the cover, C and the seat S. These stranay 3 are of such length as to assure the proper placement of the seat A upon the seat S, as the seat Afis swung outwardly from within the pocket I.

The forward portion of the supplemental seat A is provided with the transversely spaced up standing posts 5 also preferably of a plastic maf- 1 terial as is also the seat A. These posts- 5 extend substantially the same distance above the seat A and the outer or free ends thereof are provided with the outstanding male snaps 6. ,The cover C within the pocket I is provided with the properly positioned sockets 1 therein, which receive the posts 5 when the supplemental seat A is swung up into the pocket I.

The cover C from substantially the longitudi nal center of its outer or free end, is provided with the rearwardly diverging passageways or bores 8, opening out, as at 9, through the inner face of the cover C closely adjacent tothe inner end of the pocket I, and in desired spaced relation.

The converging extremities of the bores B open out through the outer end of the cover C, and which opening ID isherein shown as closed by a plug II. Anchored, as at I2, to the inserted end portion of the plug II, are the expansible members I4, here disclosed as coil springs. A single member or spring I4 is disposed in each of the bores 8, and secured, as'at I'I, to each member or spring III is a flexible strand I5, preferably wire, of requisite gauge. Threaded on the strand I5 are the globular members or beads I6, preferably multicolored, to be attractive to an infant or' child. These members or beads, are of a size to readily enter into the associated bore 8 through the opening 9 and extend in close contact along the strand I5 from the connection II between the strand I5 and member or spring I 4 and an outer head I8 secured` to the other extremity of the strand I5.

The head I8 is of a diameter greater than that of the bore 8, but the opening 9 is of a size to receive and house the member I8. This member I8 is preferably spherical and serves as a stop element to limit the extent of movement of the flexible arm R within the cover C under the action of the expansible member I4, which, of course, is placed under requisite tension to automatically effect such retraction as the arm R is pulled outwardly into working or effective position.

The head I8 is provided with a female snap I9 for engagement with the male snap 6 of the associated post whereby the arm R will be maintained in extended or working position for the period desired. It is believed obvious that before the seat A is to be returned or swung into the pocket I the arms R will be released from their posts 5.

It is also to be pointed out that the posts 5 and the openings 9 are so located as to position the extended arms R at opposite sides of the central opening 2li of the seat A and in such positions convenient to the infant or small child occupying the seat A.

At predetermined pointsr therearound the seat' A is provided with the depending positioning lugs ZI, one of which being at the forward portion of the. seat A. These lugs ZI coact with the dening wall of the opening 2 to assure the maintenance of the seat A in proper position when lowered upon the seat The forward lug 2! has hingedlfy engaged therewith a finger grasp 22` to facilitate the withdrawal of the seat A from within the pocket I of the cover C.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious thatl a toilet seat constructed in ace cordance with my invention is particularly well` adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture a toilet seat cover having a pocket in its underside providing an inner wall, a supplemental toilet seat, the inner wall of the cover being provided with openings leading to chambers in the cover, flexible armsfor the supplementall seat extending within the chambers through said openings, means for retracting said arms within the chambers, and 45 coacting means carried by the flexible arms and the supplemental seat for releasably holding the 4 exble arms extended at opposite sides of the supplemental seat.

2. As a new article of manufacture as set forth in claim 1, wherein the means for holding the exible arms extended comprises upstanding posts carried by the supplemental seat at opposite sides thereof, and interlocking means carried by the outer end portions of the flexible arms and the upper ends of the posts.

3. As a new article of manufacture a toilet seat cover having a pocket in its under side providing an inner wall, a supplemental toilet seat, the inner wall of the cover being provided with openings leading to chambers in the cover, flexible arms for the supplemental seat extending within the chambers through said openings, means for retracting said arms within the chambers, coasting means carried by the flexible arms and the supplemental Vseat for releasably holding the flexible arms extended at opposite sides of the supplemental seat, and means provided at the outer endv portions of theA flexible arms for limiting the extent of travel of the flexible `arms into the cover.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a toilet seat cover, a pivoted supplemental toilet seat, said cover having a pocket in the under side thereof to receive said seat, exible arms for the supplemental seat, said cover being provided with means to receive said arms through openings in the bottom of the pocket, coacting means between the cover and said flexible arms for retracting the arms into the said receiving meansv of the cover, and means.Y for detachably coupling the flexible arms with the supplemental seat.

ROSE LIEBLING.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name f Date 548,367 High Oct. 22, 1895 2,671,903 Shively Feb. 23, 1937 

